Black Rose

[Verse 1]

See I've hit highs and felt lows

Held on and I've let go

Stood tall through bad calls

But I feel it all when we get close

And I'll wait for that

Swear to god I'd paid for that

My one hope

My downfall

My black rose

Are you okay? Swimming in that open lake?

You see me there but you can't talk and that's my mistake

You drift away you miss the pain, you want it back (right?)

You lick the wounds they never heal now here's the catch

That one seed, it sinks deep, it gets fed

It starts black, it turns blue, it bleeds red

It knows you, destroys you, consumes you

It likes all that fun shit that you do

And so we wait, getting back to that sober state

You full of heart, you full of hate, you wanna lose, you know the way

Crushed pills, rolled bills, ashing in that empty bottle

It's your brain and my cash, we all die, ain't that the motto?

Ain't that the night that your looking for? Ain't that the life?

What's out of mind, ain't out of sight so let's do it right

Fuck is wrong with your mind now?

You flying high but I'm tied down

You've been lost in my lifestyle

It's about time that you find out

[Hook]

My black rose, I've seen the way you grow (seen the way you grow) looking for the light (looking for the light)

My last hope, you help me in your way (help me in your way)

And I'd stay with you, but you'd wilt away (don't you come back, don't you come back)

[Verse 2]

Are you alright? Are you alive?

If you were mine I'd hold you tight, I'd take the time

I feel the thorns, they dig in deep

They always did, I'm unamused

I'm tricked again, you pretty thing

The smallest lie is a subtle truth

If I fall apart for you, if I put these dreams in cue

If I sold it all and I start again there's still no room for two

My baby's on her own, my heart is running wild

What's here today, that's gone tomorrow, I find it hard to smile

And I'm stuck there, thoughts moving in slow-mo

Parked out with a dead flower, in the glove-box of the Volvo

If i'm a mess, than I hide it well

My mind's made, my cards dealt

My nerves bad, you can't tell

I'm ice cold but been through hell

I've been through worse, never mind what you think it's worth

Give it time and I'll let it bloom, I'll laugh last but I'll miss you first

Fuck is wrong with my mind now

You flying high but I'm tied down

I've been lost in my lifestyle

It's about time that you find out

[Hook]

My black rose, I've seen the way you grow (seen the way you grow) looking for the light (looking for the light)

My last hope, you help me in your way (help me in your way)

And I'd stay with you, but you'd wilt away (don't you come back, don't you come back)